Denefield SchoolTheale Green School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Reading.

Summary of the comparison

Denefield School and Theale Green School are secondary schools in Reading.

  • Denefield School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Theale Green School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Denefield School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Denefield School was judged Good and Theale Green School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.0 for Denefield School and 38.5 for Theale Green School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Denefield School (53.6 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Theale Green School (50.8 in 2021-22, 38.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Denefield School versus Theale Green School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ReadingDenefield SchoolReadingTheale Green SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking4th of 9 in West Berkshire Stronger figure8th of 9 in West Berkshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,142 807
Capacity1,137 1,389
LocationReading, RG31 6XY Reading, RG7 5DA
GCSE results
Attainment 847.0 Stronger figure38.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths49.7% Stronger figure30.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths69.9% Stronger figure51.9% 64.8%
Entering EBacc37.7% Stronger figure13.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.13 Stronger figure3.27 4.09
Cohort183 108
A-level results
A-level entries60 35
A-level average points36.0 Stronger figure32.1 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C+
Best 3 A-levels points37.4 Stronger figure33.3 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects12.2% Stronger figure8.3% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,142 807
Free school meals (ever 6)17.5% 25.6%
English as an additional language4.9% 6.9%
SEN support18.6% 19.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence8.9% Stronger figure10.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence24.4% Stronger figure27.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Denefield School

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